1 Corinthians 1:18

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

for the word of the cross to those indeed perishing is foolishness, and to us -- those being saved -- it is the power of God,

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  • 1 Cor 2:14 : 14 and the natural man doth not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for to him they are foolishness, and he is not able to know `them', because spiritually they are discerned;
  • 1 Cor 1:23-25 : 23 also we -- we preach Christ crucified, to Jews, indeed, a stumbling-block, and to Greeks foolishness, 24 and to those called -- both Jews and Greeks -- Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God, 25 because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men;
  • Rom 1:16 : 16 for I am not ashamed of the good news of the Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation to every one who is believing, both to Jew first, and to Greek.
  • 2 Cor 4:3 : 3 and if also our good news is vailed, in those perishing it is vailed,
  • 2 Thess 2:10 : 10 and in all deceitfulness of the unrighteousness in those perishing, because the love of the truth they did not receive for their being saved,
  • Heb 4:12 : 12 for the reckoning of God is living, and working, and sharp above every two-edged sword, and piercing unto the dividing asunder both of soul and spirit, of joints also and marrow, and a discerner of thoughts and intents of the heart;
  • 1 Cor 1:21 : 21 for, seeing in the wisdom of God the world through the wisdom knew not God, it did please God through the foolishness of the preaching to save those believing.
  • 1 Cor 2:2 : 2 for I decided not to know any thing among you, except Jesus Christ, and him crucified;
  • Acts 13:41 : 41 See, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish, because a work I -- I do work in your days, a work in which ye may not believe, though any one may declare `it' to you.'
  • Acts 17:18 : 18 And certain of the Epicurean and of the Stoic philosophers, were meeting together to see him, and some were saying, `What would this seed picker wish to say?' and others, `Of strange demons he doth seem to be an announcer;' because Jesus and the rising again he did proclaim to them as good news,
  • Acts 17:32 : 32 And having heard of a rising again of the dead, some, indeed, were mocking, but others said, `We will hear thee again concerning this;'
  • 2 Cor 10:4 : 4 for the weapons of our warfare `are' not fleshly, but powerful to God for bringing down of strongholds,
  • Gal 6:12-14 : 12 as many as are willing to make a good appearance in the flesh, these constrain you to be circumcised -- only that for the cross of the Christ they may not be persecuted, 13 for neither do those circumcised themselves keep the law, but they wish you to be circumcised, that in your flesh they may glory. 14 And for me, let it not be -- to glory, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which to me the world hath been crucified, and I to the world;
  • 1 Thess 1:5 : 5 because our good news did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance, even as ye have known of what sort we became among you because of you,
  • 1 Cor 3:19 : 19 for the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, for it hath been written, `Who is taking the wise in their craftiness;'
  • 1 Cor 15:2 : 2 through which also ye are being saved, in what words I proclaimed good news to you, if ye hold fast, except ye did believe in vain,
  • 2 Cor 2:15-16 : 15 because of Christ a sweet fragrance we are to God, in those being saved, and in those being lost; 16 to the one, indeed, a fragrance of death to death, and to the other, a fragrance of life to life; and for these things who is sufficient?
  • Ps 110:2-3 : 2 The rod of thy strength doth Jehovah send from Zion, Rule in the midst of thine enemies. 3 Thy people `are' free-will gifts in the day of Thy strength, in the honours of holiness, From the womb, from the morning, Thou hast the dew of thy youth.
  • Acts 2:47 : 47 praising God, and having favour with all the people, and the Lord was adding those being saved every day to the assembly.

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